{FREE} Chunky Cable Headband Knitting Pattern : Abundance

This is a chunky cable headband knitting pattern. It’s a quick project, so you can knit them up in several colors to match each of your outfits.

 

About:

Available Sizes: One

Size: 20 – 22″ {51 – 56cm} Head Circumference

Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart

Pattern Language: English

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner

PDF Format: Printer & Mobile Friendly

PDF Bonus: Checklist, Ad-Free Video

 

 

Techniques:

Knit Flat {Back & Forth}

Knit & Purl Stitches

Cable Stitches

Sew Seam

 

Materials:

Yarn Weight: Super Bulky

Yardage: 60 – 70 yards {55 – 64 meters}

Suggested Yarn: Cascade Yarns, Spuntaneous

Needle Size: US 11 {8mm} Knitting Needles

Extras: Cable Needle

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Details:

Measurements, After Seaming: 5 1/2″ Height x 9 1/2″ {14cm x 24cm}

Gauge: 16 STS & 17 rows per 4” {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below

Weight: 4.1oz {115g}

 

Notes:

Not reversible.

The CO edge is the height.

Knit using the cable knit stitch.

 

Video:

Click here to watch the “BO & Sew Seam” video tutorial.

 

Pattern, Knit Flat {Back & Forth}:

CO 20 STS

Row 1 {RS}: P2 *K* P2

Row 2 {WS}: *P*

Row 3 {RS}: P2, K4, C4B, C4F, K4, P2

Row 4 {WS}: *P*

Row 5 {RS}: P2, K2, C4B, K4, C4F, K2, P2

Row 6 {WS}: *P*

Row 7 {RS}: P2, C4B, K8, C4F, P2

Row 8 {WS}: *P*

Repeat rows 3-8, 11 times, for a total of 12, or until about 18” {46cm} long

Last Row {RS}: BO in P2 *K* P2

End:

Sew CO & BO edge together.

Weave in the ends.

No blocking necessary.

 

Abbreviations:

* – * – repeat between *

BO – bind-off in pattern

C4B – cable4back {Transfer 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the back of your work, knit the next 2 stitches and then knit the 2 stitches off the cable needle}

C4F – cable4front {Transfer 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the front of your work, knit the next 2 stitches and then knit the 2 stitches off the cable needle}

CO – cast-on {long-tail cast-on method}

K – knit stitches {K1 means to knit 1 stitch}

P – purl stitches {P2 means to purl 2 stitches}

RS – right side

STS – stitches

WS – wrong side

 

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